US20080265643A1 - Seat Belt Fitting For A Reversible Seat - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an end fitting for connecting a seat belt to a reversible seat in a motor vehicle.
- the present invention further relates to an upper deflection fitting for a reversible seat in a motor vehicle.
- the present invention further relates to a seat belt arrangement for a reversible seat with a deflection fitting and/or end fitting and a reversible seat with a seat belt arrangement.
- Reversible seats frequently also denoted as ‘reversible vehicle seats’.
- the international patent application WO 01/70537 A1 discloses a reversible seat which may be displaced into the most varied seating and reclining positions, and of which the backrest may be pivoted from a front end of a seat surface to a rear end of the seat surface and vice versa.
- the present invention specifically relates to such a reversible seat with the pivoting mechanism which is shown in the aforementioned publication.
- a further mechanism for reversing the seat direction of a passenger on a motor vehicle seat is disclosed in the publication DE 103 58 719 A1.
- the design of a seat facing in two directions and disclosed here, with a backrest part which may be used on both sides and in which the seat surface and the backrest are arranged to be decoupled from one another, may also be used within the scope of the present invention.
- Seats with a backrest which is reversible and/or may be inverted have the advantage that a rotation of the seat about a vertical axis, as was previously provided for reversing the seat direction so that a passenger is able to sit down on the seat either in the direction of travel or opposing the direction of travel, is dispensed with.
- Such a rotation is disadvantageous, due to the restricted spatial conditions in motor vehicles and due to the anchorage of the seat in the vehicle floor which is frequently weakened by the rotary mechanism.
- the object of the present invention is to allow an end fitting for a seat belt arrangement on a reversible seat which allows a use of the seat belt in both positions of use.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a reversible seat with a seat belt arrangement in which the seat belt may be used in both of the envisaged positions of use.
- the present invention achieves these objects by a fitting arrangement for a seat belt on a reversible seat with the features according to claim 1 and a reversible seat with the features according to claim 5 .
- the object set forth is further achieved by the invention by a reversible seat with an upper deflection fitting, according to the features provided in claim 8 .
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the structure of a reversible seat with a seat belt arrangement according to the present invention in a first position of use;
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the reversible seat according to FIG. 1 from a different viewing angle;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the reversible seat according to FIG. 1 in a second position of use;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the reversible seat according to FIG. 3 from a different viewing angle
- FIG. 5 is a perspective detailed view of the fitting for the lower connecting point of the seat belt to the reversible seat according to FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 6 is a side view of the fitting according to FIG. 5 from the front;
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view through the fitting in the plane X-X according to FIG. 6 ;
- FIG. 8 is a plan view of the fitting according to FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a reversible seat with an alternative embodiment for the upper deflection fitting.
- a reversible seat 1 for a vehicle and, in particular, for the front passenger seat in a motor vehicle comprises a seat base 11 with a backrest 12 movably attached thereto.
- the reversible seat 1 may be altered between two positions of use by displacing the backrest 12 .
- the reversible seat 1 further comprises a seat belt arrangement 2 with a seat belt 21 and a fitting set.
- the fitting set comprises a number of fitting elements 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 for the guidance and partially releasable connection of the seat belt 21 to the reversible seat 1 .
- An articulated end fitting 5 , a deflection fitting 3 , a seat belt buckle 6 and a belt retractor 4 are, in particular, provided.
- the seat belt 21 extends away from the belt retractor 4 inside the backrest 12 , approximately along the centre plane of the backrest 12 upwardly as far as an upper deflection point 22 . Proceeding therefrom, the seat belt 21 crosses the upper body of the passenger and is deflected in the opposing seat belt buckle 6 in an approximately horizontal strand which crosses the lower body of the passenger. The end of the seat belt 21 is held in an articulated end fitting 5 .
- the cooperation of the aforementioned fitting elements 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 with the reversing function of the reversible seat 1 is disclosed hereinafter in further detail.
- the backrest 12 In the first position of use of the reversible seat 1 according to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the backrest 12 is located with an upper edge 121 projecting slightly to the left at the left end of the seat surface 13 .
- the reversible seat 1 may be used with the viewing direction towards the right.
- the seat belt 21 according to the illustration has to be guided on the right side in front of the backrest 12 and along the passenger.
- the backrest 12 In the second position of use of the reversible seat 1 according to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , the backrest 12 is located with an upper edge 121 projecting slightly to the right at the right end of the seat surface 13 . Accordingly, the reversible seat 1 may be used with the viewing direction towards the left. In this second position of use, the seat belt 21 according to the illustration has to be guided on the left side in front of the backrest 12 and along the passenger.
- all fitting elements 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 are advantageously arranged on the backrest 12 of the reversible seat 1 .
- a special design with regard to the reversing function is not required for the belt retractor 4 and the seat belt buckle 6 .
- the belt retractor 4 is expediently attached to a side edge of the backrest 12 or in a cavity provided therefor inside the backrest 12 .
- fitting elements 3 , 5 are provided, according to the invention, in the upper deflection position 22 and in the lower connecting point 23 .
- Preferably all these fitting elements 3 , 5 are secured relative to the backrest 12 . Details regarding the construction and mode of operation of these fitting elements 3 , 5 are disclosed in more detail hereinafter.
- a lug 3 with an elongate slot 31 or a D ring is pivotably attached to the top of the backrest 12 at the side, in the upper deflection position 22 of the seat belt 21 .
- the envisaged pivot axis “H” preferably extends in the plane of the backrest 12 or at a short distance parallel thereto.
- the pivot axis “H” also extends approximately parallel to the side edges of the backrest 12 .
- the deflection edge 32 defined by the slot 31 in the lug 3 for the belt 21 may be pivoted about this pivot axis “H” by approximately one full rotation.
- the deflection edge 32 is preferably aligned approximately transversely to the pivot axis “H”.
- the lower connecting point 23 is arranged on the same side as the upper deflection point 22 , laterally on the outside of the backrest 12 .
- the lower connecting point 23 is preferably also located at a short distance below the seat surface 13 on a downwardly extending part of the seat structure or a special radial arm 124 .
- the seat belt 21 is held at the lower connecting point 23 by an articulated end fitting 5 with a plurality of pivot axes.
- the articulated end fitting 5 also comprises, in particular, according to FIG. 5 , a connecting part 51 which is pivotably attached about a first axis “A” on the outer edge of the backrest 12 .
- An intermediate part 52 is pivotably held in the connecting part 51 about a further axis “B”.
- the further axis “B” extends approximately perpendicular to the first axis “A”.
- a flat lug 53 for connecting the seat belt 21 is arranged in the intermediate part 52 of the articulated end fitting 5 .
- the flat lug 53 is fully rotatably mounted in the intermediate part 52 about the envisaged pulling direction “C” of the seat belt 21 .
- the seat belt buckle 6 When reversing the reversible seat 1 , the seat belt buckle 6 has to be opened, i.e. the retaining tongue 61 and latch 62 of the seat belt buckle 6 are separated. The seat belt is then merely held on the reversible seat 1 by the articulated end fitting 5 , the deflection fitting 3 and the belt retractor 4 .
- the user When tilting the backrest 12 , the user wraps the free part of the seat belt with the retaining tongue 61 around the outside of the backrest 12 .
- the deflection fitting 3 is therefore slightly pivoted about the axis “H”.
- the articulated end fitting 5 adopts the new pulling direction of the seat belt 21 by a pivoting movement about one of the axes “A” or “B”.
- a ball joint may also be used to connect the seat belt 21 .
- the belt retractor 4 may also be arranged inside the backrest 12 on its side edge in the region between the upper deflection point 22 and the lower connecting point 23 .
- the deflection fitting 3 may also be pivotably attached to the upper deflection point 22 about a horizontal axis approximately parallel to the centre plane of the backrest. In this connection, however, a sufficient height of the backrest 12 is required in order to achieve guidance of the belt which is reliable and as straight as possible over the shoulder of the passenger.
- FIG. 9 An alternative design for the upper deflection fitting is shown and illustrated in FIG. 9 .
- the upper deflection fitting 7 shown here, provides a disc 71 rotatably held in an aperture in the backrest 12 .
- the aperture is defined on the illustrated seat structure by the receiving ring 72 for the disc 71 .
- the seat belt 21 extends through an elongate through-hole 711 in this disc 71 . Due to the rotatable mounting of the disc 71 , the elongate through-hole 711 may be suitably aligned with the pulling direction of the seat belt 21 .
- the elongate through-hole 711 is preferably designed in the manner of a curved slot.
- the disc 71 may be rotated in the aperture 72 , preferably by at least two thirds of a rotation.
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- The present invention relates to an end fitting for connecting a seat belt to a reversible seat in a motor vehicle. The present invention further relates to an upper deflection fitting for a reversible seat in a motor vehicle. The present invention further relates to a seat belt arrangement for a reversible seat with a deflection fitting and/or end fitting and a reversible seat with a seat belt arrangement.
- Reversible seats, frequently also denoted as ‘reversible vehicle seats’, are known. The international patent application WO 01/70537 A1, for example, discloses a reversible seat which may be displaced into the most varied seating and reclining positions, and of which the backrest may be pivoted from a front end of a seat surface to a rear end of the seat surface and vice versa. According to one of its embodiments, the present invention specifically relates to such a reversible seat with the pivoting mechanism which is shown in the aforementioned publication.
- A further mechanism for reversing the seat direction of a passenger on a motor vehicle seat is disclosed in the publication DE 103 58 719 A1. The design of a seat facing in two directions and disclosed here, with a backrest part which may be used on both sides and in which the seat surface and the backrest are arranged to be decoupled from one another, may also be used within the scope of the present invention.
- Seats with a backrest which is reversible and/or may be inverted have the advantage that a rotation of the seat about a vertical axis, as was previously provided for reversing the seat direction so that a passenger is able to sit down on the seat either in the direction of travel or opposing the direction of travel, is dispensed with. Such a rotation is disadvantageous, due to the restricted spatial conditions in motor vehicles and due to the anchorage of the seat in the vehicle floor which is frequently weakened by the rotary mechanism.
- In contrast to the rotatable seats, the appropriate connection of a seat belt is more complicated with reversible seats. In practice, this has been partially countered by the fact that a seat belt might not be required in the reverse seating position or such a use of the seat might not be allowed during the journey. An adapted seat belt for a reversible seat would, however, be desirable in many cases.
- The object of the present invention, therefore, is to allow an end fitting for a seat belt arrangement on a reversible seat which allows a use of the seat belt in both positions of use. In a further aspect, the object of the present invention is to provide a reversible seat with a seat belt arrangement in which the seat belt may be used in both of the envisaged positions of use.
- In a first aspect, the present invention achieves these objects by a fitting arrangement for a seat belt on a reversible seat with the features according to
claim 1 and a reversible seat with the features according toclaim 5. - In a second aspect, the object set forth is further achieved by the invention by a reversible seat with an upper deflection fitting, according to the features provided in claim 8.
- Advantageous embodiments and developments of the present invention are provided in the respective sub-claims.
- The present invention is disclosed by way of example hereinafter, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the structure of a reversible seat with a seat belt arrangement according to the present invention in a first position of use; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the reversible seat according toFIG. 1 from a different viewing angle; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the reversible seat according toFIG. 1 in a second position of use; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the reversible seat according toFIG. 3 from a different viewing angle; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective detailed view of the fitting for the lower connecting point of the seat belt to the reversible seat according toFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 6 is a side view of the fitting according toFIG. 5 from the front; -
FIG. 7 is a sectional view through the fitting in the plane X-X according toFIG. 6 ; -
FIG. 8 is a plan view of the fitting according toFIG. 5 ; and -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a reversible seat with an alternative embodiment for the upper deflection fitting. - According to
FIG. 1 toFIG. 4 , areversible seat 1 for a vehicle and, in particular, for the front passenger seat in a motor vehicle, comprises aseat base 11 with abackrest 12 movably attached thereto. For the sake of clarity, the upholstery placed on the seat structure is not shown. Thereversible seat 1 may be altered between two positions of use by displacing thebackrest 12. Thereversible seat 1 further comprises a seat belt arrangement 2 with aseat belt 21 and a fitting set. The fitting set, in turn, comprises a number offitting elements seat belt 21 to thereversible seat 1. An articulated end fitting 5, a deflection fitting 3, aseat belt buckle 6 and abelt retractor 4 are, in particular, provided. In the variant shown, theseat belt 21 extends away from thebelt retractor 4 inside thebackrest 12, approximately along the centre plane of thebackrest 12 upwardly as far as anupper deflection point 22. Proceeding therefrom, theseat belt 21 crosses the upper body of the passenger and is deflected in the opposingseat belt buckle 6 in an approximately horizontal strand which crosses the lower body of the passenger. The end of theseat belt 21 is held in an articulated end fitting 5. The cooperation of theaforementioned fitting elements reversible seat 1 is disclosed hereinafter in further detail. - In the first position of use of the
reversible seat 1 according toFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 , thebackrest 12 is located with anupper edge 121 projecting slightly to the left at the left end of theseat surface 13. Thereversible seat 1 may be used with the viewing direction towards the right. In this first position of use, theseat belt 21 according to the illustration has to be guided on the right side in front of thebackrest 12 and along the passenger. - In the second position of use of the
reversible seat 1 according toFIG. 3 andFIG. 4 , thebackrest 12 is located with anupper edge 121 projecting slightly to the right at the right end of theseat surface 13. Accordingly, thereversible seat 1 may be used with the viewing direction towards the left. In this second position of use, theseat belt 21 according to the illustration has to be guided on the left side in front of thebackrest 12 and along the passenger. - To assist the reversing function disclosed above, all
fitting elements backrest 12 of thereversible seat 1. A special design with regard to the reversing function is not required for thebelt retractor 4 and theseat belt buckle 6. Thebelt retractor 4 is expediently attached to a side edge of thebackrest 12 or in a cavity provided therefor inside thebackrest 12. - In order to allow an alteration to the guidance of the
seat belt 21 when changing between the two disclosed positions of use of thereversible seat 1, specially designedfitting elements upper deflection position 22 and in thelower connecting point 23. Preferably all thesefitting elements backrest 12. Details regarding the construction and mode of operation of thesefitting elements - A
lug 3 with anelongate slot 31 or a D ring is pivotably attached to the top of thebackrest 12 at the side, in theupper deflection position 22 of theseat belt 21. In this connection, the envisaged pivot axis “H” preferably extends in the plane of thebackrest 12 or at a short distance parallel thereto. Particularly preferably, the pivot axis “H” also extends approximately parallel to the side edges of thebackrest 12. In particular in the embodiment shown, it is expedient to align the pivot axis “H” approximately parallel to thelateral tube 123 of the support structure of thebackrest 12. Thedeflection edge 32 defined by theslot 31 in thelug 3 for thebelt 21 may be pivoted about this pivot axis “H” by approximately one full rotation. Thedeflection edge 32 is preferably aligned approximately transversely to the pivot axis “H”. - Again according to
FIG. 1 toFIG. 4 , thelower connecting point 23 is arranged on the same side as theupper deflection point 22, laterally on the outside of thebackrest 12. In order to allow a comfortable seat belt fastening position, thelower connecting point 23 is preferably also located at a short distance below theseat surface 13 on a downwardly extending part of the seat structure or a specialradial arm 124. Theseat belt 21 is held at thelower connecting point 23 by an articulated end fitting 5 with a plurality of pivot axes. The articulatedend fitting 5 also comprises, in particular, according toFIG. 5 , a connectingpart 51 which is pivotably attached about a first axis “A” on the outer edge of thebackrest 12. Anintermediate part 52 is pivotably held in the connectingpart 51 about a further axis “B”. Preferably, the further axis “B” extends approximately perpendicular to the first axis “A”. Aflat lug 53 for connecting theseat belt 21 is arranged in theintermediate part 52 of the articulated end fitting 5. Theflat lug 53 is fully rotatably mounted in theintermediate part 52 about the envisaged pulling direction “C” of theseat belt 21. - For the correct functioning of the articulated end fitting 5 shown, when reversing the
reversible seat 1, the complete rotatability of theflat lug 53 in theintermediate part 52 about the axis “C” is necessary. However, a rotatability with regard to the two further axes “A” and “B” of the articulated end fitting 5 is not required. A pivotability in a range of approximately one half rotation has to be provided about one of the two axes “A” and “B”, whereas with regard to the other axis a pivotability about a markedly smaller angle is sufficient. - When reversing the
reversible seat 1, theseat belt buckle 6 has to be opened, i.e. the retainingtongue 61 and latch 62 of theseat belt buckle 6 are separated. The seat belt is then merely held on thereversible seat 1 by the articulated end fitting 5, the deflection fitting 3 and thebelt retractor 4. When tilting thebackrest 12, the user wraps the free part of the seat belt with the retainingtongue 61 around the outside of thebackrest 12. The deflection fitting 3 is therefore slightly pivoted about the axis “H”. The articulated end fitting 5 adopts the new pulling direction of theseat belt 21 by a pivoting movement about one of the axes “A” or “B”. As a result of the wrapping of theseat belt 21, said seat belt is twisted into itself. By a rotation of theflat lug 53 about the pulling direction of theseat belt 21, i.e. the axis “C”, this twisting is easily remedied by the user. - Naturally, as an alternative to the disclosed embodiment of the articulated end fitting 5 in the manner of a universal joint, double joint or double axis joint with a further inner axis of rotation “C” in the pulling direction of the
seat belt 21, a ball joint may also be used to connect theseat belt 21. - Furthermore, as an alternative to the position shown and previously disclosed in
FIG. 1 toFIG. 4 , thebelt retractor 4 may also be arranged inside thebackrest 12 on its side edge in the region between theupper deflection point 22 and the lower connectingpoint 23. - Departing from the arrangement shown in
FIG. 1 toFIG. 4 , the deflection fitting 3 may also be pivotably attached to theupper deflection point 22 about a horizontal axis approximately parallel to the centre plane of the backrest. In this connection, however, a sufficient height of thebackrest 12 is required in order to achieve guidance of the belt which is reliable and as straight as possible over the shoulder of the passenger. - An alternative design for the upper deflection fitting is shown and illustrated in
FIG. 9 . The upper deflection fitting 7, shown here, provides adisc 71 rotatably held in an aperture in thebackrest 12. The aperture is defined on the illustrated seat structure by the receivingring 72 for thedisc 71. In this connection, theseat belt 21 extends through an elongate through-hole 711 in thisdisc 71. Due to the rotatable mounting of thedisc 71, the elongate through-hole 711 may be suitably aligned with the pulling direction of theseat belt 21. The elongate through-hole 711 is preferably designed in the manner of a curved slot. Thedisc 71 may be rotated in theaperture 72, preferably by at least two thirds of a rotation. -
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Reversible seat 1 -
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Belt retractor 4 - Articulated end fitting 5
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Seat belt buckle 6 - Retaining
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Latch 62 - Alternative upper deflection fitting 7
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